Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Feb 26, 2020

  Trump praises India's Modi for working to improve religious freedom as rampant persecution rages on

  President Trump wrapped up his trip to India this week by praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, saying that they have worked hard to improve religious freedom conditions in the country.

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  Feb 26, 2020

  Asia Bibi planning to seek asylum in France: 'I am in exile forever'

  Pakistani Christian mother Asia Bibi, who spent nearly a decade on death row over trumped-up blasphemy charges before she was released and granted asylum in Canada last year, says she plans to apply for political asylum in France. 

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  Feb 26, 2020

  5 things Democratic Party must do to win back pro-life voters in 2020

  Pro-life Democratic voters are warning the party and leading candidates that they must moderate their positions on abortion if they hope to have any chance of regaining ground lost to Republicans in recent years. 

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  Feb 25, 2020

  Catholics who accept all of the church's teachings are most likely to vote for Trump: poll

  Catholic support for President Donald Trump has increased but there’s a disconnect between Catholics who agree with all of the Church’s teachings and those who don’t. 

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  Feb 25, 2020

  University bans student from handing out Christian pamphlets to LGBT studies class

  The University of Louisville in Kentucky is barring an unnamed Christian student who passed out literature about the Bible’s teachings on homosexuality from having any more contact with students or a professor associated with an LGBT studies course.

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  Feb 25, 2020

  Christian leaders speak out as Trump's extended travel ban goes into effect

  Christian leaders have spoken out in response to President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban that went into effect last Friday, expressing concern over its impact on countries where religious persecution is severe. 

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  Feb 24, 2020

  Supreme Court to weigh ban on foster agencies that don't work with LGBT couples 

  The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a case that could have huge implications on the rights of Christian and other faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to turn away LGBT couples on grounds of religious beliefs. 

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  Feb 24, 2020

  Christian group pushes for paid family leave as Congress considers 3 proposals

  An evangelical advocacy organization is supporting a push in Congress to ensure working families  — in the government and private sector — are ensured paid parental and family leave as hope builds that bipartisan legislation will be passed this election year.

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  Feb 22, 2020

  2 Christians executed in al-Shabaab bus attack for not reciting Islamic declaration of faith

  Two Christians are reported to be among three people killed after suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a bus in Kenya on Wednesday morning. 

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  Feb 22, 2020

  UPS accused of banning drivers' prayer meetings, claims there's a 'misunderstanding'

  The United Parcel Service — better known by its initials UPS — is being accused of banning drivers at a shipping center from holding prayer meetings prior to their shifts. However, the shipping giant contends that a “misunderstanding” has occurred.